Mohave County miner., 1887-06-11
TREATMENT OF GUESTS.
HINTS WHICH SHOULD HAVE
REAL VALUE TO EOSTEssEs.
Preparing n Room for Cuests~-The Little
Omissions which Mar ESerything.
Windows and yardrobcs--rastcnInc, 10
DoorS-TlIo Morning Bath. ....

/ Omissions Which Mar Eserything.
i Windows and vardrobcs~-rastcnInys to
Doors-Tbo Morning Eath. ..
As Intend that these observation, shall b.
Of decidedly practical nature, / shall state
plainly my ideas respecting tlc arrangement
OF Cucst chamber il an ordinary middle
! cla8 house. Ig1soIing, then, tho c:.lstcnco of
! C family bath room, tho visitors apartnept
siIoal b3 prcyiic' w.t. bath, q largo
| s.suas-a, arl a plcnt.fai supply OF towels Ths
! first OF thesc should be kept turned up in
sor:io spare corner by day and laid down at
I night by thu chambcrmaid, with square of
| oil:ioth or felt underneath, 20 save tho CARPET
| fIu3a bclag wettel, for some persons are very
untidY bathcTs and make terrible splashing
| whcl they indulge In tub" Tho sponge
! should he kept In little basket, made to
! nook on to the lower rail of the towel stand.
which Is IN every way preferable 20 keeping it
! In bag. Care EboEld bc taken that the look
! Ing glass dos not when touehcd make a low
Salaaul--the upper end coming down upon
tho nose Of the visitor, while the lower
portion departs ont ofaght This Is very fro
quently the case In hotels and lodging houses,
Giia, indeed, in too many private dwellings
also: and II can DO 80 easily rectiled by the
bestowal OF little care upon the screws, that
Il "a quito wonderful how persons can con-
teutcdiy go on from month 10 month prop
ping up the disabled ,oilet rnirror-or Ieav-
ing others to do it--with a hairbrush, or
pocket handkerchief, or half newspapsr
folded into pad
LEAVE Ttc WARDROBE EMPTY.
Dc sagc, aIso, If you arp expecting visitor.
to leave the wardrobe IN the pues. chanier
fty IT,
swept end p2DeIrtI. Be certain 20 attend par.
ticulaly 70 this matter, moro especially II the
expec ted vi.itor Be 6 lady, for & IL r,table TO
contemplate TIE Inconvenience viii h neglect
Of IL may entail See that every article Of
clothing Il removed from drawers and ward
robe and do not, from negligence leave half
q dozen dresses hanging up In tho latter, or
an array OF laces aud linerias folded asay In
the former. Nothing can possibly DO more
conducive to the discomfort Of a lady Guest
than-jugt when she has bolted her door and
divestel herself Of her outer garments, to
dress for SOHO dinner or dnnce-to havc tho
hostess knock and bounce in with: Il beg
Jour pardon. know you womb mind me;
but ! find the dress want 70 wear Il IN your
WARDROBE or, iy opera InlllteI Il slowed
away in ono Of your dYnwcra." -. f-.
1 hage""casiolallyEt aid a. houses, and very
frequently ct hotels, where tlicrc ycs no such
thing Ia my room as a wardrobe at al, in any
shape or fo2In--ilos even q sleivea press or Q
clothes rack on tho wall This d dire misery,
and Is an objectionable omission on the pnrt
't-f- taoSa In authority over the management Of
nifaii8. X - hotbG any means a matter Of
necessity th2sa coSt-g glass ranelel ward.
robe should Le provided. Many households
caiillo: GlIo@.. @d"b; but n neatly painted one
ts Tot on eEt'avagaBce. and in the event OF Q
narrow staircase or doorway preventing IN
6rcss 70 such piece of furniture, there Is an
e%cellcl: plIa for improTi ing a wardrobs
which have socl tried with great succe~
Nail up a Substantial clothes rac.: In a recaes
OF the room; suspend q brass roi across il, on
which IRE curtains hung oa rings, aud cover
In tie top with strong calico, leaving neae
valance OF tho curtain stuff, borlerei with
fringe, 70 hang over tho edge. Any place, In
short, which will allow o. coats and tlre~A
being hung up to prevent the creasing which
they suffer by folding, ard 70 preserve them
from dust, c9nrct laih to lie acceptable 10
visitor when hc or she comes TO unpack.
PIX THE wIsDow RLIyps.
Always make sure that the window blinAa
are IN perfect working order They are q
times too stiff, or too iooSc or so much gu. of
gear that ii drawn down at night trey reinain
In tho morning. and tho guest n
'bliged TO druzs in semi-daG'Sness See, als,.
hat the windows themselves are properly In
,rder. Every window ought 10 be made to
'pel both az top and bottom, as this admits
" the immediate and thorough vcntilatjou
u the room. II, however through defective
fl the firss instance, the WINDOWS
re hermetisally sealed at the toD--as IL is too
tho case in old h0uScs-lnake cer-
ain, ct ell events, tkaS the lower sash orrms
nd shuts "ith ease, and that when closed ID
oes not admit drausht Above all things.
&c that means arc provided TO prevent The
baking Of windows il w!ady weather. Few
hin2s gre so a rava,iDg 70 tho temper. and at
he same time wearyiHgto tho constitution, -
cing kept awake at night by tho ceasele0
nd mono.oDons bang, bang' Of loose
'indow sash, which, aftcr an, can be very
nSely rcme2icd without adopting the old.
ashioned method Of thirlStiag n too,abrush
andlc or racE comb between the sashcs TO act
5 a sort Of wedge.
You should make sure also that the bolt and
'ck Of the door arc IN proper order Many
ersoilB cannot sleep easily unless their door
fastened; and it 10 plclsantCr for the hosteD
cSPcnd a few pcacc u7oa the mcIdilg ola
'ck or bolt than 20 hear her guest at dead of
ight dragging IA heavy box, or table, or chcse
drawers, or some other unwieily thing,
ross the floor Of the chamber 70 barYicsdS
10 door against imaginary dig:urbances
Ascertain, likewise, that there are night
yhts and matches loft ia the room, as nlso
riting materials, ping, hairpins il the ex.
.ctHd guest lo a lady, perfume and a few
nusiag magazines or other specimens of
gut literature, rs we'll as the book OF booxa,
i eotnc persons wa.iaa carly and enjoy Q
'icf spell OF reading before getting up
During tho stay of your guest. If o ludy, do
1t suGcT her 10 pay anything towards the
.p2Ilscs Of caEa, trains or laundry, pCitherto
fray the cost OF hcr own concert or theatre
'i.ess. While in your house she is, or ought
he, a member Of your family, and Il is not
orth while for tho sal:c OI tiainy aadi-
'lal outlay to do anything which bcars upon
tho smallest stamp Of nieanncss II. how
er, the guest ba "a gentleman there may,
der certain circumstances, be some IIt.lo
laxatso1 of the rule; Tut where q lady is
lccrncl il cannot bo too stringcptly ad-
red to.-CAambclS' Jourlal.
Millions OF Gulls.
We arc TO witness one El0rc Of tho northern
rIG-ities before arriving ot The North cape.
lcIu b q certain high elf called ~Svacrhoit-
lbbcn,' where thousands, almost millions,
gull5 CcDCrcCatc. TIC face Of tho rock is